Fire has burned 150 acres in northwestern Fremont County

Bull Gulch Fire burning Wednesday south of South T-Bar Ranch. (Curtis Eulert / Special to the Daily Record)

The Bureau of Land Management reported air and ground crews are making steady progress in fighting the Bull Gulch Fire burning in northwestern Fremont County.

There was no new significant growth from the fire Thursday night into Friday when crews began mop-up operations. Fire Information Officer Andy Lyon said the fire was considered 30 percent contained as of Friday evening.

Despite some trees torching Friday morning, the fire is now smoldering and producing minimal smoke. It is burning in brush, piñon, juniper and ponderosa pine forests. Because of progress on the fire, crews are slowly being released to be available on other fires if needed. About 100 personnel, including air and ground crews, are still working on the fire.

No structures have been lost, but the Texas Creek Trail system remains closed. About 30 residences within a three-mile radius of Snow Drift Lane were put on pre-evacuation notice late Wednesday. No other pre-evacuations or evacuations have been issued at this time.

The heavy smoke visible Thursday and Friday in the Cañon City area is not from the Bull Gulch Fire, BLM officials said. Because of the high fire activity throughout the state and wind direction, smoke has drifted in from the West Fork Fire Complex in the San Juan National Forest near Wolf Creek Pass.